{"id":1499,"date":"2012-01-21T13:27:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-21T19:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2012-01-21T13:27:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-21T19:27:15","slug":"macbook-pro-battery-fails-to-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1499","title":{"rendered":"Macbook Pro battery fails to charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The non replaceable battery on my Macbook Pro (2010) had discharged recently completely as I\u2019d left the laptop unplugged for more than a month without turning it on. <\/p>\n

When I went to use it this morning, I plugged it in, and then turned it on. After a few minutes of use, the battery status still showed as \u201cnot charging.\u201d <\/p>\n

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The light on the mag-safe connection was green, as if the battery was completely charged. <\/p>\n

When I depressed the battery indicator button on the side of the MacBook Pro, the response was 5 quick green flashes on the first LED. According<\/a> to Apple support, that indicates the battery hasn\u2019t been charged to what\u2019s required for a single indicator light yet. However, while my MacBook Pro had discharged like this before, it would normally start charging right away.<\/p>\n

So, apparently, before taking it in for a repair (which is what a lot of people in forums were recommending), you might try resetting the System Management Controller<\/a>. One of the issues that a reset could fix is that the battery does not appear to be charging properly. <\/p>\n

To reset the controller, perform these steps (as documented on the Apple Support web site):<\/p>\n

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  1. Shut down your laptop completely. <\/li>\n
  2. Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the MacBook if its not already connected. <\/li>\n
  3. On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.  [Wow, it\u2019s awkward to do that! I pressed the S-C-O keys first and then the power button and it worked]<\/li>\n
  4. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. <\/li>\n
  5. Press the power button to turn on the computer. 
    Note<\/strong>: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A few moments after I performed the steps above, the mag safe LED light switched to an orange color (charging) and the battery indicator no longer blinked 5 times quickly.<\/p>\n

    Problem resolved, and much simpler than taking it to a local Apple \u201cGenius\u201d bar.<\/p>\n

    As this wasn\u2019t an obvious fix, I\u2019ve decided to put this on my blog in the hope that someone else might find it useful, and so when I have this happen again, I don\u2019t need to go hunting for the solution! \"Smile\"<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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